The Big Wildlife Garden

Is your balcony an oasis for bees? Does your school pond fill up with frogspawn in the spring? Have you got wildflowers growing in your lawn? Are you helping out in a park to increase nesting birds?

Blackbird in a winter garden

Whatever the scale, if you’re into wildlife gardening then this competition could be for you. The Royal Horticultural Society and the Wildlife Trust have teamed up for ‘The Big Wildlife Garden’ and they’re looking for the best examples of wildlife gardening across the UK. Prizes include one year’s membership to both societies and the opportunity to go to a wildlife gardening masterclass at the Hampton Court Palace flower show.

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David Gelsthorpe, Curator of Earth Science Collections at The Manchester Museum blogs about the geology collection – full of exciting stories of ancient worlds and intrepid collectors.